PHILADELPHIA — Two men were sentenced to prison Wednesday for minor roles in a counterfeit ring that prosecutors said was designed to finance the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
Prosecutors acknowledge that neither defendant knew of the link to Hezbollah, which Washington classifies as a terrorist organization.
Michael Katz, 68 of Plainsboro, N.J., was sentenced to [...]
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News: 2 Get Prison For Roles In Counterfeit Nike Ring
July 14th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: counterfeit apparel · Hezbollah · Nike
News: N.J. Authorities Confiscate 15K pairs of Fake Nike Sneakers at Port Elizabeth
April 27th, 2010 No Comments
Federal authorities in New Jersey say they seized 15,000 pairs of fake Nike shoes at Port Elizabeth as part of a nationwide sweep of counterfeit products.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced the seizure today as part of World Intellectual Property Rights Day.
For Full Article, please visit nj.com
Tags: counterfeits · Nike · US Customs · World Intellectual Property Rights Day
News: Counterfeit Nikes on way to Haiti
February 5th, 2010 No Comments
1:10 A.M. — Lee Circuit Judge Edward Volz Jr. accomplished in two hours Thursday what a Fort Myers lawyer tried to do for 16 months.
The judge found a home in Haiti for almost 1,200 counterfeit Nike shoes.
So much for red tape.
“I was incredibly optimistic when I left the hearing,’’ defense attorney Pete Aiken said Thursday. [...]
Tags: Counterfeit Goods · Haiti · Nike
News: Raids Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods
December 22nd, 2009 No Comments
DALLAS — When federal and sheriff’s investigators showed up with a search warrant at Bargain Corner Jean Store here, they found about $130,000 worth of fake True Religion, Ed Hardy, Affliction and other high-end jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. They hauled out 1,500 items in 40 trash bags and 18 boxes from the store, the owner’s [...]
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News: Nike Suit Says China Firms Copied Logo – State Media
April 6th, 2009 No Comments
SHANGHAI (AFP)–Sportswear giant Nike Inc. (NLE) is suing two Chinese companies for allegedly copying its logo featuring a silhouette of basketball legend Michael Jordan slam-dunking, state media reported Thursday.
Nike lawyer Kong Qin told a Shanghai court that a retailer sold shorts bearing the logo for almost a year, the China Daily reported, adding the suit [...]
